Tag: Debbie Malenko
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Pacific Rim: Debbie Malenko catches up with Fumi Saito
For the first time since January, Pacific Rim has returned. Debbie Malenko is back wrestling after an injury ended her career nearly 30 years ago. Fumi Saito was one of the key people who helped the then-19-year-old Debbie as she started with All Japan Women. She couldn’t even speak a word of Japanese. Listen to two…
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Pacific Rim: Debbie Malenko on life in All Japan Women’s Wrestling
This week on the Pacific Rim Pro Wrestling podcast, we talk with co-host Fumi Saito’s good friend Debbie Malenko. Trained by Professor Boris Malenko, Debbie was talented enough that he allowed her to take the Malenko name. Not long after wrestling school, she was off to Japan to compete for the legendary All Japan Women’s…